Emerald 8s — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #230
Emerald 8s (#230) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on January 6, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #16 of 71 active games on current payout (82.4%, $1.65 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 21 $2 games, #15 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.93) and #65 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 19.0 points (63.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 54.8% (1 in 4.54 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 66,982 tickets are still unsold (93.3% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Mississippi scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.54 to 1 in 2.93, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.05 million and 0.12 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Emerald 8s, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Mississippi game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 22,837 of 221,209 prizes (10.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 502,144 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 200,858 | all claimed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 5,943 | 1 in 4,784 | 169 | 155 | 14 | 8.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,455 | 1 in 1,288 | 690 | 638 | 52 | 7.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 373.9 | 1 in 455.7 | 2,686 | 2,539 | 147 | 5.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 150.3 | 1 in 114.9 | 6,682 | 6,099 | 583 | 8.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 37.3 | 20,086 | 18,291 | 1,795 | 8.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 8.05 | 90,449 | 82,130 | 8,319 | 9.2% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 5.62 | 100,440 | 88,513 | 11,927 | 11.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.54 | 1 in 2.93 | 221,209 | 198,372 | 22,837 | 10.3% |
How Emerald 8s has moved
Emerald 8s: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Emerald 8s?
- 0 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Emerald 8s?
- 1 in 2.93 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.54 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.93, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.14.
- Is Emerald 8s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 82.4% ($1.65 back per $2 ticket), rank #16 of 71 in Mississippi. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bring the Heat (#172, $2) at 65.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Emerald 8s tickets are left?
- We estimate 66,982 of roughly 1,004,289 printed tickets are unsold (93.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Emerald 8s launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Lucky Doubler — 97.6% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.2% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 89.3% payout, 1 in 2.95 any prize
- WINNER$ GALORE — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- Double It! — 81.2% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize